Borovany (german: Forbes) is a town in

České Budějovice District České Budějovice District ( cs, okres České Budějovice) is a district (''okres'') within the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is České Budějovice. Complete list of municipalities Adamov - Bečice - Borek - Boro ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 4,100 inhabitants. Trocnov, today a part of Borovany, is known as the birthplace of one of the most notable people of Czech history, general

Jan Žižka Jan Žižka z Trocnova a Kalicha ( en, John Zizka of Trocnov and the Chalice; 1360 – 11 October 1424) was a Czech general – a contemporary and follower of Jan Hus and a Radical Hussite who led the Taborites. Žižka was a successful milit ...

Administrative parts

Villages of Vrcov, Hluboká u Borovan, Dvorec, Třebeč, Radostice and Trocnov are administrative parts of Borovany.

Geography

Borovany is located about southeast of

České Budějovice České Budějovice (; german: Budweis ) is a city in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 93,000 inhabitants. It is located in the valley of the Vltava River, at its confluence with the Malše. České Budějovice is t ...

. It lies in the Gratzen Foothills. The Stropnice River flows through the territory. The area is rich in ponds.

History

The first written mention of Borovany is from 1186. In 1455, the Borovany Monastery was founded. In the 19th century, the development of the village occurred with the construction of the České Budějovice–

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railway, which was completed in 1869, and with the discovery of diatomaceous earth deposits at the end of the century. It began to be intensively mined and processed for the construction industry after the World War I. Another plant was constructed after World War II and the third one in the 1970. In 1973, Borovany received the status of a town.

Demographics

Sights

The Borovany Castle was built in the Baroque style in 1760–1770. It was originally part of the monastery, but the monastery was abolished in 1785, and the

Schwarzenberg family The House of Schwarzenberg is a German (Franconian) and Czech ( Bohemian) aristocratic family, and it was one of the most prominent European noble houses. The Schwarzenbergs are members of the German nobility and Czech nobility and they held the ...

bought the building and used it as a castle. The Schwarzenbergs owned it until 1939, when it was purchased by the town, which established a museum there. Next to the castle is the Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary. It was built between the 1470s and 1490s. It was built in the late Gothic style, atypical for this region. The rectory next to the church was built together with the castle and is connected with it. Trocnov is known as the birthplace of one of the most notable people of Czech history, general

. The site where the original Trocnov hamlet was located consists of foundations of the original buildings, Jan Žižka Monument, Jan Žižka Memorial, and monument at the place of Žižka's birth. The locality is protected as a national cultural monument. In Dvorec is the Dvorec Zoo, one of the smallest zoos in the country. It keeps 120 species of animals.

Notable people

(c. 1360–1424), general *

Tomáš Verner Tomáš Verner (; born 3 June 1986) is a former Czech figure skater. He is the 2008 European champion, a medalist at two other European Championships (2007 silver, 2011 bronze), and a ten-time (2002–2004, 2006–2008, 2011–2014) Czech nati ...

(born 1986), figure skater; lived here

Gallery

Borovany-u-Českých-Budějovic-2.jpg, Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary Borovany CB, municipal office 01.jpg, Town hall Borovany, sculptuur van Jana Žižky z Trocnova IMG 6168 2018-07-31 19.07.jpg, Sculpture of Jan Žižka 1Borovany 12.jpg, Sculpture of Saint John of Nepomuk with angels Trocnov Žižka 1.jpg, Jan Žižka Monument in Trocnov

References

External links

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Official tourist portal
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